Who you for, UGA fans? The Evil Genius or Nick UnFairley?
"Good luck, Stevie boy. We're all counting on you." (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
Three years ago yours truly paid a midweek visit to Columbia, S.C., for Steve Spurrier’s weekly briefing. Toward the end, I mentioned that a brand new AJC.com poll had just reconfirmed that the Ol’ Ball Coach was — ahead of even Urban Meyer, who was coming off a BCS title — the man Georgia fans most loved to hate.
“Glad they haven’t forgotten me,” said Spurrier, who seemed pleased.
Postscript: Four days later, Spurrier and South Carolina came to Sanford Stadium and beat Georgia 16-12.
The Bulldogs have nothing to do with this year’s SEC championship game, which will be staged Saturday at the Georgia Dome. (Fun fact: Seven different SEC schools have qualified for the title game since last Georgia did in 2005.) But Spurrier will be here, and he might actually be the sentimental favorite. Because here are your choices:
• In one corner, the Evil Genius and his Gamecock minions, who are new to this championship thing.
• In the other, RoboCoach Gene Chizik and Nick UnFairley and, lest we forget, Cam Newton.
Loading ...Auburn fans love their team. Almost nobody else does. Let’s state for the record that Newton is the nation’s best player and Fairley its best defender, but we also must concede that the Tigers lead the world in irrational exuberance.
This isn’t to say South Carolina has been without sin. Tight end Weslye Sanders was kicked off the team without playing a down this season, and several Gamecocks apparently got the William Shatner rate at Columbia’s Whitney Hotel over the summer. And that “2001″ introduction at Williams-Brice Stadium was pretty tired back in … well, 2001.
But Auburn, as we know, has become the new standard in raised eyebrows, what with Fairley’s repeated slams of Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray (see YouTube video below) to the series of revelations/allegations that led to Newton being declared ineligible by Auburn. (He was re-instated, after a timeout of one day, by the NCAA.)
Viewed alongside strutting Auburn, the Gamecocks seem rather gentlemanly. So now I’m asking a question I never thought I’d ask: Georgia fans, are you rooting for Spurrier?
Or, put another way, is there really a cold front bearing down on Hades?
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Aubie's Denial
December 3rd, 2010
9:40 am
I always respected Spurrier. He’d beat you, right after he told you how he was going to beat you. At the time UGA had Ray Goff. What did Uga have to complain about? Urban Crier, that’s a different story! And I don’t care what you AU folks think, EVERYONE thinks Fairley is dirty and that your QB is paid for. You, AU, are the new Thug U! Go Gamecocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DC
December 3rd, 2010
9:40 am
TallaDawg, ignorant might be a harsh word ..but i get where you are saying…i somewhat agree..
DC
December 3rd, 2010
9:42 am
blog is acting funny on me…
Scam Eagle
December 3rd, 2010
9:42 am
Carolina…..I wouldn’t pull for Auburn with two engines out on the team plane. They are dirty–just like they have always been–and all the white-wash and backroom deals the NCAA makes to protect their golden BCS nest egg will not make them clean….The whole thing is a farce….and if Auburn fans or the NCAA or anyone else believes that A) the Newtons got nothing or B) poor innocent lap-top stealing, cheating, Cam knew nothing about what his father was doing—they are morons. Cam is innocent just like O.J. was innocent. There is no justice whatsoever in this decision.
O-me
December 3rd, 2010
9:42 am
Kyle and the taliban…u got me laughing again..how funny! Do u get paid?
Stewie
December 3rd, 2010
9:42 am
Three weeks later…STILL whining.
BirdDog
December 3rd, 2010
9:43 am
Personally, I have never bought into the whole “I’m pulling for a team so they can represent the SEC in the BCS Championship game.” Who freaking cares? Can’t stand Spurrier either so I don’t really care who wins. But I will be watching to see how many times Cam Newton lays on the field like he’s hurt after getting tackled. He did that repeatedly in the Iron Bowl and should’ve been flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Hines Ward
December 3rd, 2010
9:44 am
At least I was voted the Dirtiest NFL player by my peers. Stay in College Farley.
DC
December 3rd, 2010
9:45 am
well scam eagle…with your hard stances..please prove any of them…or are you just making up more allegations?..trust me, if money was exchanged…WE WILL ALL KNOW! money doesn’t just disappear..there will be a trail if this is true…I don’t think it is true..I believe his father tried and failed..and now looks like a big D-bag to the world..
Mike T.
December 3rd, 2010
9:45 am
I remember when Auburn use to have players with class, like Bo knows Cam Shaft Newton is really
a paid player and Fairley is a thug.
Urban Meyer
December 3rd, 2010
9:46 am
Cammie boy never learns does he?
DC
December 3rd, 2010
9:46 am
BirdDog, Cam doesn’t that to protect himself. He got his hand stepped on in the LSU game. The refs understand already what he is doing.
DC
December 3rd, 2010
9:46 am
does that*
dwdawg
December 3rd, 2010
9:48 am
Nick Fairley is the spear master, in his hits in the back and knee on Murray, he is spearing with the top of his brainless head…thought that was illegal
danny
December 3rd, 2010
9:48 am
A chronic whiner!
C from Marietta
December 3rd, 2010
9:48 am
This UGA fan could care less who wins. I am about the Falcons on Sunday! Probably will not even watch the game.
example
December 3rd, 2010
9:49 am
Pulpwood…Smith is a great example of UGA! Been in prison and lives on the streets of south ga.
Jim Pierce
December 3rd, 2010
9:49 am
I used to think Georgia fans had class.
What a joke.
Seymour Heiny
December 3rd, 2010
9:51 am
Lesser of two evils. Go Cocks!
Mike Bobo 17 INT
December 3rd, 2010
9:51 am
The crux of this article is all UGA fans can ever hope for, decide who to cheer for in the SEC title games….of course it is all about being a part of the glorious SEC. Again, UGA is like having the ugliest home in an upscale neighborhood, no matter what they try and do, they just cannot get thier mobile home looking respectable.
Also, Gruden has turned down the Miami job, the CMR should be on deck and up next. CMR is going to reject any Miami claims until after bowl season, but word has it that he will go to Miami if offered he job, then win a title within 5 years after arriving in Miami.
Damon Evans
December 3rd, 2010
9:51 am
Mark, what color are your panties?
GW
December 3rd, 2010
9:52 am
I would pull for the Russians for Carolina….Aubunr was my third most favorite team before this year….just don’t like the way that program appears to be heading at the moment…still got to pull against Spurrier and the chicks.
BigDawgZach
December 3rd, 2010
9:52 am
I hope Lattimore runs the ball down their throats! Go Gamecocks! Take Fairley’s knee’s out..hurt him!
O-me
December 3rd, 2010
9:53 am
Kyle don’t go away…u keep me laughing.
tom, Resident Georgia Fan
December 3rd, 2010
9:53 am
SC all the way over the felons.
USC GAMEC0CK
December 3rd, 2010
9:53 am
Oh BS…you will be watching the game tur-d-ball…anyone who is posting on this blog will watching the freaking game. GO GAMEC0CKS! Go USC!!
MikeP
December 3rd, 2010
9:54 am
As an Auburn fan, this year has been the greatest ever. Now Auburn has whupped the DullDawgs three times already. Once 49-31, once 28-27 when the Dawgs all became Bamzos For A Day, a third time when Cam Newton got cleared, and number four will come tomorrow when all the “‘Cocks For A Day” get to lose to Auburn again.
“if Nick Fairley was a Dawg, he’d be a rock star in Georgia.”~~Buck Belue
12-0 and headed for more….It’s great to be an Auburn Tiger!
Bugs Bunny
December 3rd, 2010
9:56 am
You guys are a bunch of maroons. You have focused all of the shortcomings of a terrible season on Nick Fairley and Cam Newton. You should blame the real culprit for the arrests and terrible season: the strength and conditioning coach. Fire the rascal and things will get better, just like the defense got better when Richt fired Martinez. Continued whining about Fairley and the NCAA will surely lead to a better record next season. Maybe even seven wins.
SoonToBeAsterisk
December 3rd, 2010
9:56 am
The FBI has yet to release the conclusions of their investigation to the NCAA, let Auburn win it all so that they are devastated when it’s all taken away. Seems like every National Championship Auburn “Claims” is surrounded by controversy.
Jeff
December 3rd, 2010
9:57 am
Jim…..Most UGA, UF, AU, UT, SC, UA etc do have class. Agree most of what we see here is a joke. Like anything, as hard as it is, we cant group the majority with the few we see here. Go Gators…Go Spurrier…..plain and simple…lets have a great game and hopefully the best team wins (ala no bad calls from SEC officials..please
LT
December 3rd, 2010
9:57 am
Hey Auburn Man, UGA may have needed to block better, but when you count 1 one thousand, 2 one thousand…….starting after the ball has left the QB’s hand, and your still getting hit in the back (cowardly) only one way to slice it, dirty play, and also driving the QB to the ground, knowing the ball has left his hand, is even more dirty. Yeah right, it is all about blocking, at that point has nothing to do with blocking. Think they aught to check that kid for “…roids” as out of control and angry as he plays, just ask Jefferson/QB from LSU as well, different game, different opponent, same dirty play from the same Auburn player, something stinks somewhere.
David
December 3rd, 2010
9:57 am
As always, AU fans cannot believe their players can do no wrong.
Get your head out of the sand.
GT Dude
December 3rd, 2010
9:57 am
You guys need to get over Nick Fairley, If UGA’s line and backs had simply held their blocks you wouldn’t have anything to complain about
That said, I hope that the game ends with a 3 – 0 in favor of the Chickens…simply because they are due.
Late Hit Nick
December 3rd, 2010
9:58 am
Sounds better than Cheap Shot Nick.
Nick Fairley
December 3rd, 2010
9:59 am
Bring it on cracker
GO
December 3rd, 2010
9:59 am
COCKS!
Top Dawg
December 3rd, 2010
9:59 am
It won’t matter if au wins because it will all be taken away from them before long. Everyone they played this year will improve their record when they have to forfeit ALL of their 2010 games. Au’s athletic dept(trash dump) and their sorry, tacky fans know that as well as the entire collgege football world. Every dog, or in this case, every tigger has its day!
Sleeper Service
December 3rd, 2010
10:00 am
never, ever will I pull for Steve Superior to win anything. Auburn is probably dirty but until proven I gotta go with them. Every fanbase has obnoxious clowns so I don’t hold that against a team either. Get it done Tygres. I’m sure Brandon Cox has no problem with Fairley. One thing though please Auburn, stop with the fake injuries and drama queen crap?
uglydawg
December 3rd, 2010
10:00 am
It don’t matter who wins–it will be a good game. All eye will be on both teams..Go SEC!!
Go Buckeyes!
December 3rd, 2010
10:01 am
As a The OSU fan, I find all this chatter interesting. Both USC and AU are minor blips on the overall college football landscape. These teams will be back to their mediocre ways next season, while the more standard barer programs like OSU, Bama, FL, LSU, OU, UT, etc… will be back on top. But to answer MB’s question, I guess I’ll lean for the chickens.
SECWasteManagement
December 3rd, 2010
10:02 am
Hope the Cocks win, and then an errant cruise missile strikes the Dome.
RxDawg
December 3rd, 2010
10:03 am
“blog is acting funny on me…”
I think some posts are getting deleted… everytime I flip to a new page I go back some number of posts.
BreakingNews
December 3rd, 2010
10:04 am
Go Chickens!!! At this point, I’ll pull for ANYONE over Scam and his boyfriend Nick
SECWasteManagement
December 3rd, 2010
10:04 am
Hope the birds win, and then have an errant cruise missile strike the Dome.
uglydawg
December 3rd, 2010
10:04 am
@9:56 how the he!! do you know?
David, thats true with all teams fans.
What What
December 3rd, 2010
10:06 am
Auburn wins big and heads to Glendale. Thugga fans continue to be jealous and complain about nick fairley for the next four years. Mark Richt stays at thugga for one more year only to go 7-5 and gets fired. Thugga hires the boom from Texas. Thugaa rebuilding for the next three years. Florida continues its dominance in the east for years to come.
Pluto
December 3rd, 2010
10:07 am
Does Cecil get a bonus if auburn goes to nc game? The SEC has reached a new low. Go Carolina!!
bjohndawg
December 3rd, 2010
10:07 am
I saw Auburn man comments. HUGE difference in lineman late hitting, cut blocking and dirty playing on the line of scrimmage, and defensive linemen taking cheap shots at the QB who cannot defend himself because he is throwing or has just thrown the ball. The guy is back there defenseless and UNFairley is lowing his helmet, there are at least three incidents should on that short clip of the guy hitting murray with his helmet lowered. But he has been doing ALL SEASON LONG, and the SEC officials give him a pass. Seems if you are undefeated SEC officials call a different game. IMHO.
I am for Carolina. I hate Spurrier but I hope he pulls a rabbit out his backside and stuns the War chicken nation.
RxDawg
December 3rd, 2010
10:07 am
“Think they aught to check that kid for “…roids” ”
I’ve actually thought the same thing. The way he came out of nowhere AND they way he won’t let up even when he’s supposed to. He doesn’t care that the ball is gone and he was sufficiently blocked. In his mind it’s like this “I worked to hard not to get my hit in on him. I’m going to hit.” . It will probably never be proven, but I highly suspect it. Besides, with everything else going on at Auburn why shouldn’t they stoop to steroids too?
What What
December 3rd, 2010
10:08 am
The funny thing about this whole Cam situation is that people were saying Auburn fans were crazy to think that the media was out to ruin their season with hit pieces but all the thugga fans think that Auburn the SEC and the NCAA are part of some vast conspiricy to cover up a play for play sceam. Its laughable.